Yvonne had assumed it was one of the clueless house staff.
“Yvonne, you don’t even recognize your own mother now?”
At that voice, she finally turned around. A glance at the time showed it was already nine at night.
What was Michelle doing here instead of resting?
“Mom, why are you here?”
The moment she opened the door, she asked the question outright.
Michelle tapped her daughter’s nose with clear irritation.
She repeated exactly what had just happened. “What do you think I’m here for?”
“I don’t know,” Yvonne replied, deliberately going against her.
If not for her parents, she wouldn’t have returned at all.
Her family could’ve stepped in and solved the issues with the studio instantly.
But they insisted on making their daughter bow her head. The more she thought about it, the more it bothered her.
Everyone on the outside thought she lived a glamorous life.
But only Yvonne knew how much she sacrificed to maintain that image.
Michelle went straight to the point. “You say you didn’t know? I think you did it on purpose.
“I heard everything you said about Aurora just now. If an outsider heard those words, if they reached Lucas, do you think the Song family would still have peace?”
Yvonne’s expression tightened for a moment.
Growing more impatient, Yvonne snapped, “Of course I know what you mean. I was just venting in my own room. Do you have to control that too?”
“I’m not going to police what you say at home,” Michelle replied earnestly. “But outside, you must watch your words and behavior. You can’t lose your temper the way you did today.”
Yvonne understood her mother’s warning and finally relented.
“Alright, I get it. I was just furious because of what they did today, so I needed to let it out.”
As she spoke, she briefly explained the phone call earlier.
After hearing it, Michelle let out a long sigh.
“Lucas is getting more and more defiant these days.”
She shook her head, genuinely puzzled. “When you were kids, the two of you played so well together. You followed him everywhere. I remember he used to say he always wanted a little sister. How did the two of you end up like this now?”

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